The simplest form of a Turkic verb is imperative mode, just like in English:
| Tatar | Turkish | English |
|---|---|---|
| üte | öde | carry out (Tatar), pay (Turkish) |
| kil | gel | come |
| söy | sev | love |
| aşa | ye | eat |
| uñ | on | be successful |
| utır | otur | sit |
| onot | unut | forget |
The negative of a verb in imperative, both in Turkish and in Tatar, is established by adding suffixes "ma-me", while the stress is on the last syllable of the root: kilme-gelme-do not come (don't come).
| Tatar | Turkish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Suffixes: u-ü (after consonants), w (after vowels)1 | Suffixes: ma-me2 | Suffix: ing |
| ütew | ödeme | carrying out (Tatar), paying (Turkish) |
| kilü | gelme | coming |
| söyü | sevme | loving |
| aşaw | yeme | eating |
| uñu | onma | being successful |
| utıru | oturma | sitting |
| onotu | unutma | forgetting |
The negative of a gerund in Turkish is established by adding suffixes "mama-meme" to the root; in Tatar, it is established by adding suffixes "maw-mew" to the root, while the stress is on the last syllable of the root, in both languages: kilmew-gelmeme-not coming.
| Tatar | Turkish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Suffixes: rğa-rge(after vowels), arğa-ırğa-orğa-erge-írge-örge(after consonants) | Suffixes: mak-mek | to ... |
| üterge | ödemek | to carry out (Tatar), to pay (Turkish) |
| kilírge | gelmek | to come |
| söyerge | sevmek | to love |
| aşarğa | yemek | to eat |
| uñarğa | onmak | to be successful |
| utırırğa | oturmak | to sit |
| onotırğa | unutmak | to forget |